One-Day Talanton
Last updated 2026-06-22
One-Day Talanton is an Adventure Mission on Amphoreus. It is part of the Amphoreus Annals chapter.
Steps
- Follow along and figure out how "Edgar" killed a god
- Act as One-Day Talanton and settle a minor dispute between two individuals
Dialogue
Follow along and figure out how "Edgar" killed a god
Mission DescriptionAccusing the creator gods of arranging an unfair fate, he stormed out in anger. What is he planning to do?
- (Idle text)
- "Edgar": Gods, what have you done!?
- "Edgar": My love, please wake up.
- What a pitiful fate!
- Edgar, come to your senses...
- (Talk to "Edgar")
"Edgar"- "Edgar": Lelia! My love! Oh, why have those beautiful eyes of yours lost their radiant glow?
- "Edgar": Lelia! Say something, please!
- "Lelia": My love...
- "Edgar": Lelia! Stay with me!
- "Lelia": Edgar... I... had a wonderful life.
- "Lelia": ...
- "Edgar": LELIA—!
- "Edgar": N0000!
What happened?
- "Edgar": What happened?" *bitter laugh* I asked myself the same question that day, screaming it until my voice gave out.
- Why are you just standing by and watching?
- "Edgar": Yeah, you heartless or something? Why are you just watching!?
- Should I leave...?
- "Edgar": No! No one is leaving today! I want the cruel fate to pay my debts with blood!
- "Edgar": From birth, I was abandoned on a rocky shore. For as long as I can remember, my childhood is miserable!
- "Edgar": Later, I underwent the harshest trials in Castrum Kremnos, only to witness my comrades fall one by one on the battlefield!
- "Edgar": In the chaos of the night, I killed a frail old woman!
- "Edgar": Only later did I learn she was my estranged mother! Ahhh—!
- "Edgar": And now, I’ve been entrapped, forced to murder my beloved wife! Ah! My hands are soaked in regretful blood!
- Entrapped? Who set you up?
- "Edgar": The gods! Those great Titans!
- Ugh, such a tragic man.
- "Edgar": The gods! They’ve left me isolated, betrayed, and bereft…
- (Remain silent in sorrow)
- "Edgar": You despicable deity! I gave you everything! How many times have you enjoyed my offerings!
- "Edgar": I once, in solemn nights, placed food upon blazing altar, offerings not to be shared with other Titans!
- "Edgar": Yet you, slumbering deity, show no pity for my suffering!
- "Edgar": Why!?
- "Edgar": Why must the gods impose this unfair fate upon me?
- "Edgar": I ask you — why?
- Scared Traveler: I don’t know… I’m just a traveler blessed by Georios.
- "Edgar": And you, what do you say?
- Trembling Poet: I don’t know… I’m merely a poet blessed by Mnestia.
- "Edgar": And you! Why?
- I am one of the nameless blessed by Akivili.
- "Edgar": …Do we even have a Titan called that?
- Because the gods value you. This is a trial.
- "Edgar": What gave them the rights to make me go through trials? I don’t want trials!
- Why do you ask me so suddenly? I don’t know!
- "Edgar": No one knows!
- "Edgar": No one can tell me why! I hate it! I hate it so much!
- "Edgar": Why did they create such a merciless world? I hate those who made this world…
- I want to…
- I want to slay the gods!
- "Scared Traveler": …Why did Edgar run off? This wasn’t in the script. He’s always being so dramatic…
- "Trembling Poet": What’s he up to? We should catch up! He doesn’t see to have snapped out of the role!
- "Lelia": What’s going on? Are we still rehearsing?
- (Trailblazer): (What’s happening? Follow and find out.)
- (Talk to "Lelia", optional)
"Lelia"- "Lelia": Eio stormed off yelling, “I want to slay the gods!”… This won’t end well, right?
- "Scared Traveler": Of course, it won’t!
- "Trembling Poet": …Looks like rehearsal’s over for today. I’m leaving.
Act as One-Day Talanton and settle a minor dispute between two individuals
- Step DescriptionAfter listening to both sides' arguments, deliver a fair judgment. This is what it means to be "One-Day Talanton."
- (Approach Thespis and Eio)
- Thespis: Stop! Eio, do you know what you're doing?
- Eio: Don't call me Eio. I'm Edgar! I'll defy unfair fate and slay the gods!
- You're chasing the wrong god. Kephale is on the other side!
- Eio: Kephale? Kephale has never given me a cruel fate.
- Another Titan? I haven't seen this one before...
- Thespis: I am no Titan! How could I be a Titan!?
- Eio: Shut up! You deceitful false god, I'm done with fate's manipulation!
- Eio: You took my comrades! You took my mother! You even took my wife! You heartless monster!
- Eio: Die— Titan!
- Thespis: H—Help...!
- Say and do what you will, but don't play games with lives.
- In the nick of time, passing Holy City Guard Dorian helped you stop Eio.
- Dorian: Have you calmed down now?
- Eio: I have.
- Dorian: You two... know each other?
- Thespis: Yes. I'm a playwright, and he's an actor. By right, he's rehearsing The Shackled Edgar...
- Eio: I'm the lead actor, Eio, playing Edgar in The Shackled Edgar.
- Dorian: So, just now — was that acting?
- Thespis: How could it be acting? That lunatic nearly strangled me! Hey, Eio, explain yourself!
- Eio: I was just too deep into the role... too immersed. You get it, right? The emotions just overwhelmed me.
- Thespis: What does your lack of control over your emotion have to do with me? I was just about to take a break...
- Eio: Think about it: In the play, "I" am manipulated by fate, losing my blood relations and loved ones. Disillusioned with the gods, isn't that right?
- Thespis: Yes, that's what I wrote.
- Eio: By that point, "I" should be deranged, blinded by hatred, twisted inside, and intent on defying them, correct?
- Eio: Then, "I" should kill the creator, the playwright of The Shackled Edgar, right?
- Thespis: Yes, of cour— wait a minute, as if!
- Dorian: Oh... Fair enough!
- What nonsense is this?
- Dorian: A script is his fate, and the playwright is the creator.
- I've never imagined that...
- Thespis: I suspected Eio wasn't all there even back when he was in the choir.
- I've seen this kind of avant-garde work before...
- Thespis: What I've written here is not a simple avant-garde tragedy.
- Dorian: So, is that it? Case closed?
- Thespis: No, I can't just let this end... nor will I let you, a towering Mountain Dweller, act as the arbiter of justice.
- Thespis: ...My friend, you appear to know neither of us, nor do you have any stake in this. With your impartiality and sense of justice, you're the perfect choice to rule on this "unprecedented matter." We both agree to trust your decision.
- Thespis: I propose you serve as the One-Day Talanton, to preside over this trial.
- Eio: I'll accept a judgement in line with the spirit of Talanton.
- One-Day Talanton?
- Thespis: Huh? You've never heard of it? In the holy city, not every dispute requires the elders' intervention. When both parties agree, we appoint a One-Day Talanton — a neutral party to mediate and settle disputes.
- Thespis: This arbiter must be someone trusted by both sides to be fair. Once they swear in the name of Talanton, both parties are bound to accept their verdict.
- Well, this sounds intriguing. Very well, I'll serve as the judge.
- Dorian: That works for both of them.
- But first, let me be clear — I don't work for free.
- Thespis: We promise to offer fair payment as representatives of Talanton.
- Dorian: Good. Then you two, prepare your arguments. Gray-haired (gentleman/
lady), you'll be the judge. We'll meet at the trial grounds.
- (Trailblazer): ("One-Day Talanton"... Isn't that just a fancy name for a public interest judge? Guess I'm in it for the long haul...)
- (Approach the marked location)
- (Trailblazer): (...Why are there so many people here?)
- (Approach the marked location)
- Dorian: Today, in the rehearsal hall, actor Eio stands accused of attempting to murder the playwright. This case—
- Dorian: —will be fairly judged by One-Day Talanton, (Trailblazer). Everyone, please commit to a solemn oath...
- In the name of Talanton, I solemnly swear...
- First time being a Titan here, kind of new to this...
- (Trailblazer): (Just mouth along...)
- Crowd: In the name of Talanton, we solemnly swear: We shall uphold justice with scales and sword, under the watchful eyes of gods and mortals alike. We will not deceive, we will not conceal, and we will protect the law and its order.
- Both sides are now ready. Present your cases.
- Eio: At the time, I was simply too immersed in the performance. It was like... something possessed me! I am not at fault here.
- Thespis: Don't give me that "possessed" nonsense. If it wasn't you, then who else could it be? (Trailblazer) and Dorian both saw it with their own eyes.
- Eio: I object! I had no reason to harm you, but Edgar in The Shackled Edgar certainly did!
- Eio: It's your plot that drove Edgar's family to ruin! His resentment towards you gave him plenty of motive for revenge!
- Thespis: Objection! Edgar shouldn't even know where the creator resides!
- Eio: I told him.
- Thespis: You... told him? Objection! Besides, the world of The Shackled Edgar is polytheistic.
- Eio: And?
- Thespis: One god (playwright) can't control the whole world!
- Eio: Each deity has its own responsibilities. Your sins don't concern the others.
- But playwrights don't even have much say in the script.
- Thespis: True, actors do contribute to the creative process. Why not direct your fury at yourself?
- Leave me alone, my brain is still trying to make sense of it...
- Dorian: You, One-Day Talanton, are supposed to keep a clear head.
- ...I've had enough of fools.
- Dorian: *Suddenly clears throat* The address is almost over, be sure to make a good judgment.
- Thespis: I admit there are some paradoxes here, but by common sense, Edgar wouldn't be aware of a world beyond the script.
- Thespis: Only you, Eio, have such awareness. Thus, you're the one that acted!
- Eio: No, observation depends on the third party!
- Eio: I, Eio, am connected to both you, Thespis, and The Shackled Edgar. Therefore, Edgar, through me, gains awareness of his creator, Thespis.
- Thespis: Objection! You are Eio, not Edgar! You can't speak on Edgar's behalf.
- Eio: The question of "Who am I?" has always been debated. Is identity decided by others? Or by oneself?
- Eio: I reject the idea that identity is determined by others. Otherwise, if someone called me a pig, would I really be a pig?
- Eio: In short, one determines their own identity. I see myself as Eio, but I can also choose to see myself as Edgar.
- Thespis: ...Enough philosophy. Are you just arguing that Edgar should be punished, while Eio is innocent?
- Eio: Precisely.
- Thespis: But if you had actually killed me, the story would cease to exist, Edgar wouldn't exist, and only you, Eio, would remain!
- Thespis: Could you still twist logic then?
- Eio: Fortunately, it didn't come to that.
- Crowd: ...
- Dorian: Honorable One-Day Talanton, (Sir/
Madam) (Trailblazer), please deliver your just verdict. - Eio, the full responsibility is yours.
- Eio: I understand. I accept full responsibility.
- Eio, the responsibility is shared — half yours, half Edgar's.
- Eio: As an accomplice. I understand. I accept.
- Thespis, the full responsibility is yours.
- Thespis: What? I took the beating, and now I'm to blame? I thought we were discussing how to punish Eio, not me...
- It's your fault for writing something so terrible.
- It's your fault for writing something too brilliant.
- Both of you deserve fifty lashes.
- Thespis: Well, I did swear an oath, so... fair enough.
- Crowd: Thank you for your fair judgment, Honorable One-Day Talanton, (Sir/
Madam) (Trailblazer). - The commotion ended, and the crowd dispersed... but you notice the Theoros seems far from satisfied.
- Lygus: (Sir/
Madam) One-Day Talanton, an intriguing verdict indeed. - Lygus: I once heard of a blacksmith who devoted his life to perfecting the art of sculpture. One night, he dreamed of a flawless maiden. Inspired, he carved a lifelike ivory statue of her.
- Lygus: Moved by his passion, Mnestia blessed the statue with life, and they became a happy couple.
- I've heard a story like that before.
- So why are we talking about stories now?
- Lygus: Heh, I just prefer tales where creators and creations live in harmony.
- Lygus: When a creator offers love, their creation responds with love. But if the creator casts them aside, the creation answers with oblivion.
- Lygus: ...It's late. I should take my leave.
- (Trailblazer): (At least the reward for this odd role isn't half bad.)
- (Mission completed)
- (Unlock Achievement One-Day Talanton)
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | One-Day Talanton |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 一日塔兰顿 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 一日塔蘭頓 |
| Japanese | 一日タレンタム |
| Korean | 일일 탈란톤 |
| Spanish | Talanton por un día |
| French | Talanton d'un jour |
| Russian | Талант на один день |
| Thai | Talanton หนึ่งวัน |
| Vietnamese | Talanton Một Ngày |
| German | Talanton für einen Tag |
| Indonesian | Talanton Sehari |
| Portuguese | Talanton por Um Dia |
Change History
Released in Version 3.2